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Hung Cao, Zhou Li Awarded PoP Grants
UC Irvine engineering faculty members Hung Cao and Zhou Li have received spring 2026 Proof of Product (PoP) grants from UCI Beall Applied Innovation. The PoP grants help provide significant funding for promising research projects in order to enhance their appeal to the industry and future investors.
Jasper Vrugt Recognized for Contributions...
UC Irvine civil and environmental engineering professor Jasper Vrugt was named a fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), recognizing his extensive contributions to soil science and hydrology. The SSSA is the leading scientific organization working to advance knowledge and practices to sustain global soil.
Biomedical Engineers Send Cartilage...
Researchers in UC Irvine’s Department of Biomedical Engineering are relying on the microgravity environment of the International Space Station to help build new cartilage tissue. For a project funded by the National Science Foundation, the UC Irvine researchers began by preparing cartilage-producing cells for the trip to space.
Master of Engineering Students Honored...
Generative AI, sleep health and aircraft material testing were among the projects tackled in this year's professional Master of Engineering program at the UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering. The graduate students partnered with 17 companies, municipalities and institutes to create solutions to real world problems.
The Lab Beat Wins Best Podcast at OC...
The official podcast of the UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering, The Lab Beat, won Best Audio Storytelling/Podcast at the 2026 OC Press Awards. From the stem cell engineering of mini human organs, to enabling wounds to heal without a scar, to revolutionizing gyroscopes used in phones and drones, UCI engineering professors are out to change the world — and their dynamic research and developments are happening right inside the school's cutting-edge laboratories.
Four Engineers Recognized with UC Early...
The University of California has selected six UC Irvine faculty as recipients of the inaugural Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Awards; four are from the UCI Samueli School of Engineering. The competitive program recognizes outstanding early career scholars whose innovative research demonstrates exceptional promise and impact.
Engineering Students Win Big at 2026...
Engineering students served on many of the winning teams at the annual Stella Zhang New Venture Competition, which is hosted by the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business's Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The event highlights UCI students' creativity and business skills as they are asked to launch a startup and build a team in just seven months.
UC Irvine Engineering Class of 2026...
UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering hosted its commencement ceremony on June 15 at the Bren Events Center, which was packed with family and supporters ready to celebrate the recent graduates. The school expects to award 73 doctorates, 294 master's degrees and 934 bachelor's degrees for the 2026 academic year.
UC Irvine Schools of Engineering and...
In a world where phones and smart glasses can capture anyone's image, students at the Engineering+ Society Institute on AI are creating ways to protect personal privacy. These inventions and the risks of AI were on display at an exhibit hosted by the Samueli School of Engineering and Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine.
Q&A: Chancellor’s Award Winner Christopher...
Christopher Tan just graduated summa cum laude with a degree in biomedical engineering-premed from UC Irvine. He was president of the award-winning student chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society, a researcher in four labs and founder of the Neovi Medical startup, which won awards in the BioEngine and Beall Butterworth Competitions for its invention NeoFusion.